Month: July 2016 Posts

Chakwera accuses Mutharika of shielding cashgate ministers

Jul 29, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 83 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has accused government of hiding the names of those involved in the 577 billion kwacha cashgate scam in order to buy time and find ways of shielding cabinet… ...

Bring federalism – Chakwera

Jun 27, 2016 Luke Bisani 138 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has urged the country to have federal system of government arguing that the current leadership is continuing misplacing priorities. Speaking at political rally in… ...

Our ‘Me-First Nation-Later’ MPs

Jun 26, 2016 José Safarao 12 &

Business was crippled in parliament this week because the majority of MPs chose to pocket allowances with no intention of attending deliberations. And even after pocketing those allowances, they decided that national business should cease… ...

Chakwera’s head is empty – Mutharika

May 26, 2016 Aubrey Makina 433 &

Malawi leader Peter Mutharika yesterday hit back at leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera accusing him of having an empty head. Speaking at the opening of the new Reserve Bank of Malawi branch in Mzuzu, Mutharika… ...

Kaliati dresses Chakwera down!

May 22, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 135 &

The Malawi Government has hit back at leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera after he trashed President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address (SONA). After Mutharika delivered the SONA in Parliament on Friday, Chakwera said… ...

Blantyre says no to Chakwera

Apr 03, 2016 Aubrey Makina 358 &

...only 500 people attend MCP rally Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leadership had a rude awakening in the city of Blantyre as residents of the city refused to show up for their rally. The opposition MCP… ...

Chakwera ‘not scared’ of convention

Mar 31, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 69 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says Lazarus Chakwera and the party’s leadership are not scared of the order the High Court gave the party to hold a convention within 90 days . The party's spokesperson… ...